[Leica] IMG: From the Sixties

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Beautiful photo of a very common item that we don't see much anymore.  Does
it say "Made in USA?"  That makes it even more rare today!!

Tina

On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
wrote:

> When my sons were young, one of the things that they collected during our
> outings in the countryside were abandoned telephone insulators.  I recall a
> number of blue and clear glass specimens.  Today, as I walked through the
> garage, I spotted one on a high shelf.
>
> In a quick Google search, I learned that this particular insulator was
> manufactured by the millions to support long-distance telephone lines, with
> its heavy lower shoulder designed to carry extra weight.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Insulator+33.jpg.html
>
> E-510 with ZD 35mm Macro
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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